Radioactive Material Licensing and Inspection Program

Radioactive material
(including by-product, source, and special nuclear material in
quantities not sufficient to form critical mass and Naturally
Occurring and Accelerator Produced Radioactive Materials) is
regulated by the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDH).
Depending on the radionuclide, quantity, and the form, a license
is required in order to manufacture, produce, transfer, receive,
acquire, own, possess, store, or use NARM. The US Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) is authorized under Section 274 of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), as amended, to enter into
agreements with the Governor of any State providing for the
discontinuance of the regulatory authority of the NRC within that
State. Under this agreement, the State assumes regulatory
authority for the use of by-product, source, and special nuclear
material in quantities not sufficient to form critical mass. The
State of North Dakota entered into such an
agreement with
the NRC on September 1, 1969.